My Post-Apocalyptic Territory

The appraisal office was a small wooden hut, which served to block the view.

The auction has already started, and no one has brought any items for appraisal anymore.

Tang Yu entered the wooden house and saw a middle-aged man yawning listlessly.

"You want to appraise the auction items?" He raised his eyelids slightly, seemingly somewhat surprised that someone was bringing over auction items at this moment.

Generally speaking, most auction items are determined as early as the day before the auction begins, and even the few that are determined later will not wait until now.

Although the middle-aged man was surprised, he did not refuse.

The rules allow for the addition of items to the auction before it ends; otherwise, he wouldn't be here right now.

"Hmm." Tang Yu took out a long sword.

The middle-aged man frowned, his tone somewhat impatient, "Our black market auction doesn't accept just any item. The value must be at least ten source crystals; scrap metal and junk are not acceptable..."

Before he could finish speaking, he saw Tang Yu's hand holding the long sword accidentally loosen.

Whoosh.

The longsword fell vertically, the blade plunging straight into the ground like it was stuck in a block of tofu, with only the hilt remaining outside.

"Is it fake?"

The middle-aged man couldn't sit still any longer. He quickly walked over, grabbed the hilt of the sword with one hand, and with a gentle pull, lifted the longsword.

He examined the sword intently, completely ignoring Tang Yu standing to the side.

After a long while, he raised his head and exclaimed, "What a fine sword! This is truly a fine sword!"

Tang Yu, however, was growing impatient. "Shouldn't this sword be put up for auction?"

The middle-aged man nodded repeatedly, "It's the wisest thing to hand over such a fine sword to our auction house; it's sure to fetch a very high price."

"In that case..." Tang Yu took a large black sack from behind him and took out one standard longsword after another from it.

Middle-aged appraiser: "(ｷ｀ﾟДﾟ´)!!"

…………

After paying the deposit, Tang Yu entered the auction hall.

Since it was an abandoned air-raid shelter, the auction couldn't possibly have the VIP rooms one might imagine. There weren't even any chairs; everyone participating in the auction had to find a place to stand.

Tang Yu found a relatively quiet corner and waited quietly.

Soon, a young woman came up; she was tonight's auctioneer.

She had a curvaceous figure, and her neckline was open, revealing glimpses of her snow-white breasts.

As soon as she appeared, she attracted a lot of people's stares.

Tang Yu stared at it for a while, and the image of Yilian walking out of the bathroom appeared in his mind.

I immediately lost interest in this slutty, cheap woman.

One by one, the auction items were brought up for auction.

This auctioneer is indeed quite capable, frequently managing to create a lively atmosphere in the auction room.

"Next up for auction is a sword." She took a longsword from a staff member. The sword was already sheathed. The alluring auctioneer gripped the hilt and drew the sword in one swift motion.

Under the venue lights, the longsword gleamed with silver light.

The awakened individuals present, however, were unconvinced. One of them spoke up, "Since when can a longsword be auctioned on the black market?"

"That's right. Even the standard combat swords developed by the Academy of Sciences for the military are only sold for two source crystals. A longsword, even the latest achievement of the Academy of Sciences, is not necessarily worth ten source crystals."

Although the others didn't speak, they conveyed the same message and were waiting for the auctioneer's explanation.

The military-issue battle knife was something most of the awakened individuals present had used. When fighting against demonized beasts, it did feel more effective than ordinary melee weapons. However, they didn't believe that a melee weapon was worth more than ten source crystals. With that money, they would rather buy some heavy weapons, which were much more effective against ordinary demonized beasts than melee weapons.

The alluring woman had anticipated this situation and was not angry. "Please take a look, everyone."

A staff member brought over a weapon, and she continued, "This is a standard military combat knife. Please take a look."

The staff member took the battle sword and handed it to some of the awakened individuals present for inspection.

"I believe you have all checked it; it's just an ordinary standard-issue combat knife. Please look carefully and don't blink..."

The alluring woman held a battle knife in one hand and a longsword in the other, and her demeanor suddenly turned somewhat cold and stern.

This was an Awakened One with the strength of the second level of awakening. With a sudden burst of strength, she slashed her longsword straight down at the battle blade.

"this……"

Some of the awakened ones foresaw something, yet dared not believe it.

The next moment, with a clang, a piece of the battle blade fell to the ground, its cut clean. In contrast, the longsword's blade remained sharp, showing no signs of dulling.

Apart from Tang Yu, everyone else present stared wide-eyed.

Those awakened individuals who have been fighting on the frontier for years understand what such a weapon means.

The alluring woman smiled seductively again, as if that wasn't enough. "Please be patient, everyone. Our black market has prepared even more refined testing methods. Now, please bring out the tools."

Several burly men carried an iron cage onto the stage. The curtain was drawn back, revealing a ferocious, mutated beast inside.

"hiss--"

In the venue, a few people who had never dealt with demonized beasts before were immediately startled.

No wonder the black market dared to charge 20% of the auction price. He was quite surprised by such a large-scale preparation. Even so, Tang Yu still felt heartbroken about the 20% of the transaction amount that was about to be lost.

On stage, the alluring woman called over an ordinary person to act as a tester.

The tester, holding a long sword, slowly approached the iron cage.

This demonic beast possessed the strength of the second level of awakening. Even though it was locked in a cage, it still slammed the iron cage shut with a loud clang.

Many of the weaker Awakened Ones looked tense, fearing that the iron cage would be broken by the demonized beast if things went wrong.

The next moment, the tester stepped forward, gripped the longsword with both hands, and thrust it into the gap in the iron cage.

"roar!"

The demonic beast was in pain.

All the awakened beings present could clearly see that the longsword had been deeply embedded in the flesh of the demonized beast.

As the tester exerted force, the longsword sliced ​​through, and the demonized beast spat out blood. Moments later, this ferocious-looking demonized beast, which posed a deadly threat to many awakened beings in the wild, died.

Even with some mental preparation, many people still gasped in shock.

An ordinary person, wielding a longsword, can kill a terrifying awakened level two demonic beast. Even if the demonic beast is locked in an iron cage, unable to dodge or resist, as awakened beings, they all understand the difficulty involved.

How much strength do ordinary people have? If they use ordinary weapons, even if a demonic beast stands still and stabs them, it might not cause any damage.

But now?

Under this sword, the demonic beast was as fragile as paper. If the awakened ones hadn't been able to clearly sense the demonic beast's aura, they would have really thought it was fake.

But since the battle sword is broken and the demonic beast is dead, then...

Many of those who have awakened have begun to breathe heavily.

The alluring woman returned to the stage, chuckled softly, and said in a gentle voice, "Now, let's begin this round..."

She suddenly paused, realizing that the seller hadn't provided the sword's name. "...The starting bid for this Demon-Slaying Sword is twenty Source Crystals!"

The alluring woman could never have imagined that a careless act would lay the foundation for the renowned Demon-Slaying Longsword series.